Corner guide for bricklaying



\NINTER CORNER GUIDE FOR BR ICKLAYING Filed Julie 25. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l DND$ ATTORNEY Aug. 23, 1932.

W. WINTER CORNER GUIDE FOR BRICKLAYING Filed June 25, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INV'EN TOR. W /7% M/m 72/ BY ATTORNEY Aug. 23, 1932. w. WINTER CORNER GUIDE FOR BRICKLAYING Filed June 25, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 i INVENTOR.

Wfl/f fl/mfar ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 23, 1932 WALTER INTER, F OSBORNE,

ooian niGnIp-e non BRI nL YIN Y Application filed 11111525,

"My invention relates to masons gauges and nior'e'p'articiilarly to devices of that chari'acter having means for plumbing a gauge standard 'andadjustably positioning a'bricklayingguide onthe standard, the principal objects of theinventionbeing to insure uniformity of courses in a wall constituted of "bricks, to ,promote' accuracy in installing brick and-mortar, and to enable relatively un- 30 ski'lledworkmen to laywalls and corners havfing symmetrical courses; Further objects of "th e'invention are to support a standard from a column, to clamp a standard-plumbing bracket to a column, --to horizontally align m the guideline-supporting members on adj acent'standardavand to adapt-the devicefor plifierential spacing of positions of the guide me. Inaccomplishing these and other objects of the invention, :Ihave provided improved details of structure, the preferred formsof which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fi'gQ-lis a-perspectiVe view of my inven- "-tion "associatedwith a wall partly broken away, and illustrating application of the inventionflto' bricklaying operations.

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective View of a gauge line supporting bracket applied to a portion of ast'andard constructed in accordance" with my invention.

i'g. f3 is-a' plan view of the'invention illus- "trating its-attachment to a column shown in cross section. I

Fig- 4 isan enlarged perspective view of a ,standard plumbing and spacing device and portions "of a column and a standard engaged thereby.

"jFig; '5 ,is aflperspective view-of a modified 'form' of ;the invention applied to a narrow wallgor' chimney.

Referring in'detailto the drawings f1" designates building members such as vertical concrete columns, illustrated as compris'ingcorner columns, and 2,13 and d desig- 1923. seriai 288,132.

n ate end and side walls comprising courses 5 of ;blocks 6 such as brick spaced bymortar 7 and laid'on a foundation 8.

Stan'dards" 9 preferably rectangular in cross sectlonare ad pted for support from the columns in parallel relat1ontherew1th,.to

support *a vertically adjustable horizontal guideline 10 comprisingbranchesll, 12and 13 extending respectively along the endand side walls, the guideline being carried by,

means *adjustable'on the-standards as :later flangesl? and 18 extending outwardly from their lower edges, and a fiexi'ble bindinganember 19 preferably a chain; extends around the column and has one end connected-with one branch'bya fastener 20'and a portion ,gs

such as a link 21'engaged with a hook member 22pivotally connected with the opposite end of the opposite branch.

' Pivotally mounted by a pin 23 on the flange 18 of the clamp,'is a lever'24, the inner J0 end of which 'is freelymovable over the flange, and the hook member ispivotally supported 0n ajpin 25 mounted in; the lever whereby rotational movement of the lever may tauten or relieve the "chain for securely 7 I fastening the clamp to the column or releasingit therefrom. An elongatedfreinforcing guard orabutment plate26 is preferably in ter'posed' betweenthe clamp and the column,

and lined to the clamp by means suchas riv ets 27. V

A spacing bar 28 extendingv outwardly and horizontallyfrom the column clamp has an inner .end portion overlying the flange 18. and attached thereto :by rivets- 29 for I support from the clamp, the lever being movable over the 1 bar. and the pivot pin 23 {preferably extending. throughv said; bar. A clip-likej latch 30 is attached to thezfiange 17 forfrictionally latching the lever in engagement with the bar in chain-tautening position. 7

Standardclamp 31 comprises mated members 32 and 33 adapted to embrace a standard and are hingedly connected at 34 andhave ears 35 to receive fastening means 36, such as a bolt and wing nut for securing the clamp in selected position on the standard. The member 33 has a slot 37 in which a spacing arm 38 is slidable, the arm being fixed by a bolt '39 in selected position for spacing the standard from the column suitably for guiding the laying of courses of brick in a wall such as 3.

The inner end of the spacing-arm 38 is slidably engaged with the spacing bar 28 by a strap 40 and fixing bolt 41 for spacing the standard suitably from the column .for guiding the laying of an adjacent wall such as 2.

The pair 7 of. vertically spaced column clamps cooperate to support thestandard and space it from the column in parallel relation therewith for supporting guideline elements including-sleeve-like standard clamps 42 particularly illustrated in Jig. 2. Each clamp 1s slidable one standard and comprises a latflerally extending side member 43 provided 1ng the sleeve member into close frictional with a slot 44 to receive a guide-supporting bar, 45, and side members such as 46 and 47 with which interval indicating plates such as 48 and 49 are slidably engaged.

The-sleeve issplit and has a slight degree of flexibility for relatively free movement on the standard, and ears 50 are provided on the divided end to receive bolts 51 for bringengagement with the standard. The side members preferably have recesses 52 on their inner faces to reduce friction and facilitate sliding of the sleeves on the standard when the ears are spaced. I

V Slidably retainedon the outer end of the guide-supporting bar 45 by a strap-like clamp .53, and latchable to the bar by means 54 such as a bolt and wing nut, is a line-supporting arm 55 having a notch 56 in its outer end and spaced pins 57 and 58 mounted in the upper face thereof adjacent the notchavvhereby the continuous guide line 10 may be engaged V with the arm for extension of the branches in desired directions to guide the laying of brick. v The bar 45 is adapted to space'one branch of the line from the column and is latchable in selected position by a bolt'59, while the arm 55 is adapted to space an adjacent branch from the column, for guidance in building the adjacent wall. The bar and arm are respectively provided with graduations 6O measuring inches and subdivisions thereof for ad- Y j ustments.

7 Thebar and arm are preferably flat, whereby they are more securely retained by the respective straps against rotation, and bending is obviated.

ldifferent in the several series.

In erecting walls comprising blocks such as bricks of known and regular dimensions, it is desirable. to predetermine; the number of courses which will constitute the height of a given portion of the wall, and to vary the amount of mortar between courses in difl'er- V ent walls so that the predetermined number of courses will fill the allotted vertical space.

For this purpose, the standards are pro-.'

vided with a plurality of series such as 61, 62 and 63 of aligned sockets extending longitudinally of the standards in two; or more sides'thereof, the sockets of each series being regularly spaced, and the spacing being The above mentioned interval-indicatingplates such as 48 and 49 are adapted to be secured to the sleeves ,by means presently described, and

have p1n'rece1v1ng portions extendmg transversely across the sides o-fthe standard pro- .vided with aplurality of horizontally spaced openings, 64, 65 and 66 registrable respectively with the sockets in one of the series of sockets in the standard, wl1erebya pin 67 may be inserted to latch the plate and clamping sleeve in a selected position.

The measuring character of 7 U I the sockets and openings is identified by in'dicia 68 provided on the several plates adjacent the sev- ,eral plate openings, for example, the series of sockets 61 being identified by the numeral ,1Q- inscribed on the plate adjacent the openlngowhich is registrable with that se--.

mes.

The numeral 10 may represent the thickness of four courses of brick,including the layers of mortar in which the bricks are embedded, and the series so identified may be selected for use in the laying of a wall the. heightof which requires that four courses will occupy ten inches;

WVhen the line-supporting clamps are shifted toposition the line for guiding the laying of asucceeding course, the registry of the opening indicated on the plate by the numeral. 10 with the next highersocket in the standardand the insertion of the pin in the registering opening: andsocket will as-.

sure the provision of the amount of mortar suitable for the predetermined number of 7 courses, each course will be substantially horizontal, and all courses will have the same amount of mortar.

It is assumed that the correspondingsockets in the several standards will be horizontally aligned and to effect such alignmentI provide for the vertical adjustment of the pin-receiving plates in relation to thebrackets. For this purpo-sethe plates have stemportions 69 slidable in groove s70 in the plate-supporting sidemembers of{ the sleeves, and longitudinal'slots 71 receiving bolts 72 fixed in the sleeves, and'wing nuts 73 on the bolts are adapted to securethe stems tothesleeves inadj'usted positions.

A supplemental spacing bracket 74, illustrated in Fi 1, is provided for retaining the lower end of the standard in plumb position while the lower of the pair of sup porting elements is removed when the element interferes with laying the brick wall. The bracket includes a standard clamp 81 and spacing arm 38, and a wall-engaging angle member 7 is slidably supported from the arm, the angle member having a bar 76 equivalent to the spacing bars 28 of the column-engaging assemblies.

The modified form of the device illustrated in Fig. 5 is adapted for use in laying a relatively narrow wall, and employs a single standard supported on a block 77 laterally adjustable by screws 7 8 extending through a collar-like boss 79 of a foot or base 80 in which the block is positioned, the standard being vertically adjustable. by turning a polygonal nut 81 of a supporting-screw 82 fixed in the standard and slidable in the block 74. On the upper end of the standard is a spacing arm 38 but the inner end of this arm is provided with a bracket member 83 for attachment to a building element 81 such as a cornice board.

The spacing bar of the line-supporting assembly is constructed as in the preferred form, but an elongated spacing arm 1s slidably supported by the bar and supplemental line-supporting fingers 85 extending at right angles to the arm are mounted on the outer ends thereof and provided with pins 86 for engaging a line.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising standards having a plurality of series of vertically aligned regularly spaced openings, means for stabilizing the standards in parallel spaced relation with the vertical plane of the face of a building wall,

. and means including pins'insertable in the openings for supporting a gauge line in horizontal position.

2. In a masons gauge of the character described, a standard adapted for support from the ground and having a plurality of series of vertically aligned regularly spaced openings, means for plumbing the standard, and gauge line-supporting elements including a member engageable in a selected opening of a selected series of openings, a lateral- 2 ly adjustable gauge line arm, and means adjustable with reference to said member for supporting the arm from the standard.

3. In a gauge line-supporting device of the character described, a standard having a v plurality of longitudinal rows of regularly spaced openings, means for engaging the standard with a building element in parallel relation therewith, and means for selectively spacing the successive positions of the gauge line including a clamp slidable on the stand gu d eelemen v c ly adju able n saidstandard andhaving a body portion engaging said standard and, a spacing arm 'a-rdand having means for selective engage- -4. ,In gagauge;,line supporting device, a

standard adapted 1 for. support; from the -.gro u'nd,;;a standard plumbing' means including asp acing bar for having a column-engag' ing portion spaced,from said standard, and

spaced from said standard and adjustable,

relative to said, body portion 7 5;, In a gauge line-supporting device,-in-

: clu ding j a standard, standard-plumbing means including a clamp having a flexible member for embracing a building column and a lever for tensioning the flexible member, a bar extending horizontally from the .1

clamp; a sleeve slidable on the standard, and a spacing arm slidable in the sleeve and on the bar.

6. In a gauge-supporting device including a standard, standard-stabilizing and plumb-. ing means comprising a column clamp having branches adapted to embrace a column, a flexible member, a lever pivotally connected with the branches, and a hook pivotally mounted on the lever and engaging the flexible member whereby the lever may tension the clamp, a spacing barsecured to said column clamp, a standard-clamp comprising hinged portions adapted for mounting on the standard, a spacing arm slidable in one of said hinged portions and having a sleeve slidably mounted on said spacing bar.

7 In a gauge device of the character described, a standard, means for supporting the standard from the ground in substantially vertical position, including a column clamp, spacer elements connectingthe clamp with the standard, and gauge line-supporting means including a clamp adjustable on the standard and adapted to be secured thereto in adjusted position, a line-engaging arm slidably supported by the clamp, and means for regularly spacing the adjusted positions of the clamp including a pin adjustably secured to the clamp, the standard having regularly spaced openings to receive said pm. 7

8. In a device of the character described, a standard having a plurality of series of, regularly spaced openings, a guide line support, and means including a pin insertable in one of said openings for latching the support to the standard. 7 e V 9. In a device of the character described, a standard, a plate, means for latching the plate to the standard, a guide line supporting member movable along the standard for ad justment to the latched plate, and means for latching said member to said plate for retaining said member in adjusted position.

f 1 10. Ina'd'eirice (if the character described including a standardya spacing bar, means building element, and guiding for securing said bat to a building element,

and means on the standard adjustable along 7 v said bar for fixing the standard in spaced relationrwith said building element. a 5

11. A corner uide forbrick laying in "eluding-a spacing bar,'-means'f0r securing said bar -t0 a building element, a spacing arm 'slidable on the bar, astandard, means onithe standard slidably engaging said arm for ad-' 7 'justably connecting the standard with said means carried by said last mentioned means. In testimony Wh WALTER WINTER.

ereof I aflix my signature. 7 

